Norway_Arctic_Aurora Feb 2009 - Mark Humpage Elemental Photography- powered by SmugMug

Arctic landscape, Northern Lights, reindeer, huskies, skidoos frozen rivers and much much more.

The journey commences in Tromso, our 'Gateway to the Arctic', continues via Finland culminating in our base camp, the raw landscape of Ravnastua, Karasjok. This was an epic journey, an adventure and fed us with a hostile beauty. Clear skies every evening resulted in the magical aurora dancing constantly through the freezing arctic skies. It was script written for adventure.

Enjoy the journey.

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markhumpage > View from Norwegian airspace as we approach Oslo. Lots of snow on ground in Oslo, unusually so apparently. It was -15C here. Nice & short 2 hr flight although space was designed around chicken legs. Olympus E510, 14-42mm

markhumpage > View from Norwegian airspace as we approach Oslo. Lots of snow on ground in Oslo, unusually so apparently. It was -15C here. Nice shot of the main highway. Note its open and running! Olympus E510, 14-42mm

markhumpage > View from Norwegian airlines as we landed in Oslo. Lots of snow on ground in Oslo, unusually so apparently. It was -15C here. Look how deep the snow mountains are in background. No airport closures here! Olympus E510, 14-42mm

markhumpage > First night in Tromso. We had clear skies, headed to a fjord away from the city and hey presto, Thor's contrails came out to play. What a great start to the trip. Olympus E3, 7-14mm

markhumpage > First night in Tromso. We had clear skies, headed to a fjord away from the city and hey presto, Thor's contrails came out to play. Shot of Al filming. Olympus E3, 7-14mm

markhumpage > First night in Tromso. We had clear skies, headed to a fjord away from the city and hey presto, Thor's contrails came out to play. Group shot. Had to get everyone to stand still for 30sec on this one. Olympus E3, 7-14mm

markhumpage > The drive from Tromso to Karasjok took a mammoth 7 hours. It took us through Finland and sights like this were common. The frost and snow covered trees looked stunning. Olympus E510, 14-42mm

View from Norwegian airspace as we approach Oslo. Lots of snow on ground in Oslo, unusually so apparently. It was -15C here. Nice & short 2 hr flight although space was designed around chicken legs. Olympus E510, 14-42mm